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Ohio's Unemployment Rate For July Down From June

Ohio's unemployment rate for July is 4.8 percent, down two-tenths of a point from June. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says today the number of jobless workers is now 278 thousand, down 13-thousand from June. The number of unemployed Ohioans has risen by 11 thousand in the last 12 months. Non-farm payrolls increased in July by more than 11 thousand to a revised figure of 5.6 million. Ohio gained jobs in the manufacturing and service sectors. It lost jobs in the construction and financial services sectors.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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